Baby bed



April 1954 l. E. VEITCH v 2,673,989

BABY BED Filed y 27 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I. E. 'VEITCH April 6, 1954BABY BED 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 27. 1950 V//// ///////////////A HINVENTOR. 1500c rare/1 M V HTTOIWVEMS Patented Apr. 6, 1954 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE BABY BED Isaac E. Veitch, Birmingham, Ala.Application July 27, 1950, Serial No. 176,120

This invention relates to a baby bed, and has for an object theprovision of such a bed which shall be effective in protecting a babyfrom insects, rodents, and the like.

A further object of the-invention is to provide a bed of the characterdesignated which shall include a screen cover and one which can beopened only by a lateral and lifting movement and is not opened by theordinary movements of a child occupant.

A further object is to provide a baby bed having movable cover memberscurved in cross section, said cover members forming an archlike screencover for the bed, and means to detachably hold said movable covermembers in closed position.

A still further object is to provide a baby bed which is simple ofconstruction and economical of manufacture, and one which is neat inappearance and very easily kept clean.

A bed embodying features of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III--III of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-V'I of Fig. 1 showing oneof the movable cover members in raised position and ready for downwardmovement.

Referring now to the drawings for a better understanding of my inventionI show a baby bed having legs I0, side members II and I2, and a bottom[3. Extending longitudinally along the lower inner edges of the sidemembers II and I2 are side strips I4 and I6 for supporting the bottom I3. Secured to the legs I0 and to the sides I I and I2 are end members I!and I8 which are arch-shaped at the upper portion thereof. Extendingaround the periphery of the end members I! and I8 are fiat strips l9 and2| which extend inwardly of the end members to form circular flanges 22and 23 respectively. The strips l9 and 2| may be formed from anysuitable material such as metal. Also the outer edge of said strips maybe bent downwardly alongside the end members, as shown in Fig. 3. Spacedfrom the circular flanges 22 and 23 and secured to the end members I!and I8 by screws 24 are circular strips 26 and 21 respectively.

5 Claims. (Cl. 597) Also extending around the outer edges of the endmembers I! and I8 are arched shaped strips 28 which gives added strengthto the end members I] and I8.

Rigidly secured to the end members I! and I3 and to the upper portion ofthe side members II and 2 are elongated, rectangular side frame members29 and 3| curved in cross section. Secured in the frame members 29 and3| are wire screens 32. The upper, inner edges of the frame members 29and 3| engage the lower outer edges of the circular strips 26 and 21.Positioned above the frame members 29 and 3| are upper rectangular framecover members 33 and 34 also curved in cross section, said cover membersjoining each other at the top thereof. The frame cover members 33 and 34are also provided with screens 32 thereby forming with the frame members29 and 3| a screen cover for the bed which is semi-circular in crosssection.

The frame members 29, 3|, 33 and 34 comprise longitudinally extendingstrips 36 and curved strips 37. The outer edges of the longitudinallyextending strips 36 are L-shaped in cross section thereby formingshiplap joints or locking means between the frame members. The jointbetween the frame members 29 and 33 and between frame members 3| and 34are such that the lower edges of the upper frame members 33 and 34 hookbeneath the upper edges of the lower frame members 29 and 3|.

The distance between the upper edge of the circular strips 26 and 2'!and the lower edge of the circular flanges 22 and 23 is slightly greaterthan twice the depth of a frame member, thereby providing sufficientspace between the lower frame members 29 and 3| and the circular flanges22 and 23 respectively for passing the upper frame or cover members 33and 34 to the open or lowered position as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 4. Handles 38 and 39 are provided adjacent the lower edges of thecover members 33 and 34 for moving them to their lowered or raisedposition.

In the closed position the cover members 33 and 34 rest along the upperedges of the circular strips 26 and 21 as shown in Fig. 4. To lowereither of the cover members 33 or 34 the handle on the member to belowered is pulled upwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, thus disengaging theupper L-shaped locking member from beneath the lower L-shaped member.The upper member is then moved downwardly between the lower frame memberand the inwardly extending flange 22 or 23 as the case may be. To raisethe cover members 33 and 34 to the closed position, the members aremoved upwardly until the lower edges thereof are above the upper edge ofthe lower frame members. The members 33 and 34 are then pushed inwardlyand lowered to locking position as shown in Fig. 4, in which the loweredge of the movable member 33 or 34 hooks under the upper edge of thestationary side frame member. It will be apparent "that the uppersections 33 and 34 in the locked position as shown in Fig. 4 cannot bepushed outwardly by the baby, due to the fact that the lower edge of theupper frame member is below the upper edge of the lower frame member.When both upper frame members are moved to their lowered positions,there is ample opening for placing a child in or removing it from thebed.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that 1 have devised a baby bedwhich is simple of construction and economical of manufacture. .Byproviding both movable and stationary frame members and a locking jointbetween said members I have provided a bed which protects the baby frominsects, rodents-or the like. It will :also be apparent that a baby bedmade in accordance with my invention is easily kept clean .since theentire top portion of the screen cover slides down alongside thestationary frame :members.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious tothose skilled in the .art that it is not so limited, but is susceptibleof various changes and modifications without departing from the spiritthereof, and I, desire therefore, that only such limitations shall beplaced thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A baby bed comprising substantially semicircular end members, a flatstrip extending around the periphery of said end members and projectinginwardly thereof to form inwardly extending flanges, arcuate stripsspaced inwardly of said flanges adjacent the upper portion of said 811dmembers and secured to the inner sides of .said end members, stationaryside members curved in cross-section extending between and secured tosaid end members adjacent the outer surface of said arcuate strips andspaced inwardly of said flanges, a pair of movable cover members curvedin cross-section disposed to slidably engage the end members betweensaid rflanges and said arcuate strips and between said flanges and saidside members and forming with the side-members an arch shaped cover forthe .bed.

2. A baby bed as defined in claim 1 in which there are shiplap jointsbetween the top edges .of the stationary side members and the loweredges of the movable cover members, the lower upper periphery of each ofsaid semi-circular .members, an arcuate strip spaced from each of theinwardly extending flanges and secured to the inner side of eachsemi-circular member, a

pair of substantially rectangular side frame members curved in crosssection extending between and secured to the end members adjacent saidbottom, said side frame members being positioned adjacent the arcuatestrips and spaced from the inwardly extending flanges, movable;rectangular frame cover members curved in cross section disposed .toslidably engage the semi- .circular end members between the inwardlyextending flanges and the outer edges of the arouate strips and betweenthe inwardly extending flanges-and the outer surfaces of the sideframemembers, and a wire screen in each of said frame members.

5. A baby bed comprising substantially semicircular end members, aplurality of rectangular frame'members curved in cross section formingan arched cover forthe bed, the endsof some of said rectangular framemembers being secured to the end members and spaced from the outer edgethereof and others of saidframe members sli'dabiy engaging the endmembers adjacent the periphery thereof and sliding over the saidframemembers which are secured to they end members, thereby forming openingsin said arched cover, inwardly projecting flanges extending around theperiphery of said end members limiting outward movement of the memberswhich slidably engage the end members, and shiplap joints'betweenadjacent frame members, the lower edges of the members which slidablyengage the endmemhere being disposed to hook beneath the upper edges ofthe said frame members which are secured to theend members.

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